Gnorimoschema powelli

Gnorimoschema powelli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gnorimoschema
Species: G. powelli
Binomial name
Gnorimoschema powelli
Povolný, 1998

Gnorimoschema powelli is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Povolný in 1998. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California and Arizona.[1][2]

The length of the forewings is 11.2-13 mm. The forewings are cinereous whitish with numerous radiate striae of deep grey to blackish. The costa is blackish and a distinct blackish stigma in the discal area. There is a group of blackish stigmata with distinct black but delicate scales at the apex. There is also a linear rust ochreous shade in the apical area. The hindwings are grey to whitish lustrous, with the veins darker.[3]

The larvae induce galls on the stems of Baccharis sarothroides.[4]

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